June 20, 2013

hollandaise

my husband and i recently attended a french cooking class and came back with a few gems.  merci, monsieur le chef!  this was served with dill mixed in over the top of our salmon.

ingredients

1 stick butter
5 egg yolks
1 1/2 T fresh lemon juice
pinch cayenne

directions

whisk eggs and lemon juice vigorously until mixture almost doubles in size.  place bowl in double boiler with simmering water.  IF THE EGGS GET TOO HOT, THEY WILL SCRAMBLE!!  while whisking, drizzle in butter a few pieces at a time.  continue to whisk until mixture doubles in size.  remove from heat, add cayenne pepper or other herbs, depending on what you're glazing.

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